Rim of Gold (revised)

                                                                 

At the edge of my body lies a rim of gold.

I am encased in light and alive within my soul ~

my soul that holds me close and remembers who I am.

My feet may touch the earth, but the crown

of my head points to where I came from.

I am here to learn from this beautiful earth

and from those who walk beside me. And as I do,

the sky receives the rays of my eternal soul ~

the Thread of my Connection.

When I leave this place, I will shed my skin like an overcoat,

my bones will turn to ash, but I will step out into forever

with all my colors shining, and my true heart ablaze

and ready for the ride back home.

There they will know me, and greet me like a new born child

arrived with gifts wrapped in my swaddling clothes

and I will hand them all the earthly pearls

God’s blessed grace bestowed.

Joanne Cucinello   2017